Guild Wars 2

Ok. So meaning of this post is to help me to choose my class what to play. I have tried severals already and well some have been nice, some not. I just like to have thoughts about different classes that might suit me.

Ok so my MMO history has mostly been with World of Warcraft. I have played it since Vanilla and had couple interesting classes under play. Mostly I did like my shaman and druid. I liked healing and supporting in that game but if needed I was able to give nice damage as well with different spec ofc. I also did have warlock which I did enjoy cos of high damage and that “dark” feeling.

Well in GW2 I have already tried some classes. I started out with a ranger. It was kinda fun shoot with bow and I did love idea that I could do melee as well. And well pet is always a pet and i like them. I don’t know so much about skills of this class cos I haven’t played it so much.

Well elementalist was my second character. I did love the idea of controlling magic and making huge damage while able to support as well. Elementalist has so many skills that it wont be a problem to find own playstyle. Elementalist is though kinda made of glass and takes very much damage. I do prefer more class that can really survive.

I had a thief as well. I did love the idea of hiding, striking from the shadows and then vanish again. It just did turn out that thief didn’t do very well against multiple enemies. Well with shortbow it worked but I didn’t like playstyle of it. I did prefer different combinations of dagger and pistol.

Cos I did have warlock in WoW, I decided to try out necromancer as well. Well it felt kinda.. weird to play. I actually didn’t find it fun at all.. skills were kinda boring. I know that necros have very good survivability and good damage but still it was boring to me.

Well so what I actually want from my class. First I am mainly focused on PvE but will do PvP as well. So it is important that class can do both. I also like being able to do damage and support my allies. Survivability is also good and I like to gather mobs around me and then destroy them. Most important thing is skills. I don’t want class that presses only 1 button and wins. I want lot of fun skills and I want that my utility skills are usefull and fun. I also like fast gameplay. I mean that I don’t want to stand still and just hit with huge sword.

Well I hope that this helped. I will answer questions if asked and would be nice to have some info bout class you going to suggest for me. So no please not just “go ranger” posts for me.

I do appreciate your help

There’s not much left that you don’t like to have, is it? Exept healing.
You like
- high damage
- damage over area
- support
- survivability (= strong armor, elemetarist was not yours)
The druid in WoW also was kind of a “jack of all trades” if I remember correctly.

In GW2, I would recommend to try a warrior. He wears strong armor, can deal lots of damage to one target or several, and he can support his allies with shouts and banners, too.

It sounds like you’d really enjoy the engineer. They don’t start with a lot of options for weapons, but once you unlock the kit skills and toolbelt you’ll find that they potentially have as many skills available at any given time as an elementalist. They have decent support capability without being glassy like the elementalist or mobility-challenged like the guardian. Turrets are even reminiscent of the WoW shaman’s totems. The only problem is that you have to play till 30 or so to get a good taste of what the class feels like at end game.

As someone who had a druid main in WoW and has a level 70 warrior here, I actually hesitate to recommend the class for you based on some of the other stuff you said. Your support options are actually pretty limited. They’re not bad at support, mind you, but they are kind of pigeonholed when it comes to how they go about it. I have fun with my warrior, but you won’t see much versatility within a single build.

Another option to look at is guardian. Like the warrior, they don’t necessarily have a ton of options at any given time, but there’s slightly more variety in terms of support builds to choose from. They do have a “paladin” aesthetic, which may be a turn off for you if you gravitate toward warlocks and necromancers.

Well since there are no Tank and Healer classes. The combat system is based on Damage/Control/Support.

Every class has their own ways of dealing Damage/Control/Support.
All have very good survival, damage output, and control skills to help you in the fight.

It all boils down to playstyle preferences.

I have: Warrior, Engineer, Elementalist, Ranger, and Mesmer.

If you play on “Borlis Pass” server, I could help you a lot on those classes.
Also server trasfers are free at the moment. Let me know if you are interested to arrange a meeting ingame. PM me =)

Your wishes sure sound like a Guardian to me. Before the BWEs I was positive I’d never want to play one, as they felt far too much like paladins to me and those had bored me stiff in WoW. Then I rolled one to test it and whoaaa.

GW2 is more about not getting killed than dealing out the dps, and Guardians excel at not getting killed. So many shields, protections, blocks, defenses! You can trait them towards damage output or towards pure defense and support. They make combo fields, burn their foes with blue fire, and just generally kick rear.

My guardian feels like my toughest character, even more so than my warrior. I find myself choosing her for dungeon runs even though she’s not 80 like my thief.

To me it sounds like Elementalist would be perfect for you. I’m guessing you haven’t tried a survivability build with the correct gear yet, though. With points in Water and Arcana, and plenty of healing gear (and boon duration runes), you will be incredibly survivable. It’s a different kind of survivability than say, a Warrior for example. You won’t have a ton of health or armor (actually the lowest health and armor of any profession in the game), but with your ability to evade damage, control enemies, provide tons of boons, aoe damage, and support, you will excel in an entirely different way.

And don’t let anyone tell you that Elementalist isn’t good in sPvP either. My Elementalist is very, very hard to kill in sPvP, and can take on multiple enemies at a time. And the same goes for PvE, of course.

It’s definitely not the easiest profession to play. In fact, it may be the most difficult, and take the longest to master. However, it is a VERY fun and rewarding play style once you get the hang of it.

Hope this helps,

Amaethon.8710:

To me it sounds like Elementalist would be perfect for you. I’m guessing you haven’t tried a survivability build with the correct gear yet, though. With points in Water and Arcana, and plenty of healing gear (and boon duration runes), you will be incredibly survivable. It’s a different kind of survivability than say, a Warrior for example. You won’t have a ton of health or armor (actually the lowest health and armor of any profession in the game), but with your ability to evade damage, control enemies, provide tons of boons, aoe damage, and support, you will excel in an entirely different way.

And don’t let anyone tell you that Elementalist isn’t good in sPvP either. My Elementalist is very, very hard to kill in sPvP, and can take on multiple enemies at a time. And the same goes for PvE, of course.

It’s definitely not the easiest profession to play. In fact, it may be the most difficult, and take the longest to master. However, it is a VERY fun and rewarding play style once you get the hang of it.

Hope this helps,

I am going to second this. I’ve played my elementalist since launch week, and also had issues staying alive at first. However, once I learned how to dodge, kite, attunement swap, and started traiting more evenly, things became much easier. As a double dagger 10 Air/30 Water/30 Arcana, I typically outsurvive other classes, sometimes even warriors, in dungeons thanks to my self-heals, cantrips, condition removals, and permavigor. I’ve also been mobbed by seven Risen at once in Orr, veteran included, and came out of it without being downed once. It’s a different kind of survivability- an active one instead of a passive one- but we are very survivable nonetheless.

Thanks for helps. I have found tips very useful. I tried ranger cos of very strong bond with nature and well it was fun but still not going to be my main.

Right now I am testing engineer and elementalist. I already had one ele at level 12 but havent tried engineer yet. Going to give it a try.